Abby Dobson, Singer-SongwriterDon’t sleep on Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter Abby Dobson. Her debut album, “Sleeping Beauty: You Are The One You Have Been Waiting For,” caused a stir when it was released last November, foreshad...

Scott Decoursey - Musician/Author Scott Decoursey is full of creativity. The 23-year-old lifelong Glendale resident is not just dabbling in different fields, he is a soon-to-be published author and already a musician that doesn't b...

James Gulliver Hancock, IllustratorJames Gulliver Hancock is crazy about buildings. He draws them all the time - in his spare time, for work, to just get his creativity flowing. Actually, James Gulliver Hancock cannot stop drawing. ...

Jamil "Jah Pierce" Dennis
Musician/Minister“I Just Called to Say I Love You” by Stevie Wonder was the song that Jamil “Jah Pierce” Dennis sang over and over as a child. At that time he didn’t know it would bring him to where he is now. With...

Howard Newman, Creator of JokeserciseIs it possible to mix comedy with exercise? For Howard Newman it's a reality that he enjoys everyday. The stand-up comic and fitness instructor is the creator of Jokesercise, a comedy and exercise ...

Bill Schuck, ArtistBill Schuck’s backyard sees a lot of traffic. Plastic bags and condoms pile up there, sewage floods in when it rains, and it was the site of an oil spill estimated at three times the size of the Ex...

Johanna FaustoThere are many words that could best accurately describe Johanna Fausto. As it is written on her blog, she likes to be known as a cultural observer, adventurous traveler, food lover, Bikram Yoga pr...

Ryan Acuna, Chess ChampionAt first, Ryan Acuna didn't like chess. Now, he holds the first place trophy from a Chess tournament played at I.S. 318 in Williamsburg. Acuna, who attends Robert F. Wagner Junior Secondary School ...

Andrew Appel, Model StudentWhat do you get when you blend a major in homeland and corporate security with a side gig modeling? You get Andrew Appel, a Breezy Point resident who is signed to Wilhelmina Models, while pursuing ...

Christina Moore, Ms. BrooklynFive frenzied months into her reign as Miss Brooklyn, Christina Moore is showing no signs of slowing down- or scaling back her hometown pride. “I am a Brooklyn girl, born and raised in good old Ben...

Dina Rosenbloom, founder of Rattle & MumImagine a progressive community-minded play space where children and their parents alike can bond over music, theater and other lives performance, in between classes and gym time. Dina Rosenbloom a...

Camille Newman, EntrepreneurFor plus-sized women, the fashion options are few and far between. Many designer brands only sell their plus-sized merchandise online. One exclusive Manhattan department store even moved its plus-s...

The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Citing U.S. officials briefed on the matter, the Post said intelligence agencies had identified individuals with connections to the Russian government who provided thousands of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and others, including the chairman of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, to WikiLeaks. The officials described the individuals as people known to the intelligence community who were part of a wider Russian operation to boost Trump and reduce Clinton's chances of winning the election.

New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was fined $12,154 by the NFL on Friday for verbal abuse and excessive profanity directed toward an official. The fine is at least the fifth of the season for the controversial player, who reportedly confronted an official on the field after the Giants' 24-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday. Beckham was irked in the first quarter after being called for offensive pass interference and sharply criticized officiating after the game.